Horse slaughter plants are legal again in the United States. Restrictions on horse meat processing for human consumption have been lifted.

In a bipartisan effort, the House of Representatives and the United States Senate approved the Conference Committee report on spending bill H2112, which among other things, funds the United States Department of Agriculture. On November 18th, as the country was celebrating Thanksgiving, President Obama signed a law, allowing Americans to kill and eat horses. Essentially, one turkey was pardoned in the presence of worldwide media while in the shadows, buried under pages of fiscal regulation, millions of horses were sentenced to death.

Horse slaughter has been prohibited in the United States as funding for inspections of horses in transit and at slaughter houses was non-existent. This worked because the horse meat cannot be sold for human consumption without such inspections. The House version of the bill retained the de-funding language and the Senate version did not. The conference committee charged with reconciling the two opted to not include it. The result is that it is now legal to slaughter horses for humans to eat.

Notwithstanding that 70% of Americans oppose horse slaughter, that President Obama made a campaign promise to permanently ban horse slaughter and exports of horses for human consumption (horses can be sent to Mexico and Canada), that documentation of animal cruelty, slaughterhouse stench, fluid runoff and negative community impact exists, it is taxpayers that will bear the costs!

Wyoming state representative Sue Wallis and her pro-slaughter group estimate that between 120,000 and 200,000 horses will be killed for human consumption per year and that Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Georgia and Missouri, are considering opening slaughter plants.

During these trying times, is the only thing that Democrats and Republicans can agree on is that Americans need to eat horses?

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As much as I consider eating horse flesh to be totally repugnant, I fully support everybody's natural right for anybody to eat, consume or smoke the meat of their choice, just the same as I support everybody's natural right to eat, consume or smoke whatever vegetable or weed of their choice.

What is absolutely disgraceful about this state of affairs, it that farmer's are not permitted to kill their own livestock. The government exercises un-constitutional controls upon PRIVATE PROPERTY.

Posted Dec-2-2011 By

Gulf Flyer

So it's animal cruelty to kill a horse, but not a cow, chicken, turkey, pig, fish, bison, ect?? You cant just pick and choose with animals are moral to kill and which are immoral to kill. It doesn't work like that. What the problem here is, is that many people (mostly women) have an affinity for horses and many others see them as relational animals much like dogs and cats. But what people don't often realize is that pigs, chickens/turkeys, and cows have personalities as well and are very capableMore.. of building and maintaining relationships with humans (especially pigs) just as well as other common pets. And it is for that relational dimension that makes us think it's wrong to kill horses for consumption. But this is a cultural curiosity, not a true moral dilemma.Less..

Posted Dec-2-2011 By

Jgizzy

@Jgizzy You are absolutely correct. Pigs are highly intelligent animals. Amongst the most intelligent of them all. And indeed it is pitiful the way they are slaughtered by mass, as opposed to a more humane option of being on the farm with a caring farmer. Yes, there is ZERO MORALITY in REGULATION, which goes against the constitution because private property has been usurped by the government.

Posted Dec-2-2011 By

Rebel_Radius

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@Jgizzy You're right about most of what you said. However, the last statement is incorrect. All "moral dilemmas" are cultural curiosities, and their being "real" is determined by whether they exist or not. Clearly, the horse meat thing is a dilemma for some.

Posted Dec-2-2011 By

Ithinkthat1

Eat Horses due to trying times! Really.
You are trying to tell me that the US is in such a diabolical condition that we have to revert to eating horses?
More like another election thumb for O-fuckhead.

Posted Dec-2-2011 By

MoonBug

Posted Dec-2-2011 By

-AL-

i don't get you guys. In europe ppl in many countries consume horse meat. I love horse sausage. Whats wrong with it? btw PETA should go and fuck itself.

and i was modest for a minute.

on the other hand most of the american ppl don't know nothing about evil. they never seen a living nazi, never seen a living communist, they believe the most evil thing that could happen in this world is to kill an animal to eat. Fucken unbelievable how the average stupidity level can go lower and lower.

Posted Dec-2-2011 By

CanadaAlberta

Horse meat is also a delicacy in many parts of continental Europe. As I previously wrote in another thread, the taboo of eating horse meat in certain countries (mostly Anglo-Saxon) only appeared after WWII.

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Posted Dec-2-2011 By

asylumta2

i eat horse steak all the time. you have to marinate it for at least 24 hours in garlic, parsley, LOTS of salt and some pepper. serve VERY rare (30 seconds each side, high flame)or it will be dry and tough. theres lots of vitamins in it, and its no worse than eating cow, pig, etc...

also if you're ever in the middle east, try a camel burger. its quite tasty.